Coquitlam, B.C. – The City is demonstrating its commitment to protecting creeks and waterways through a proactive program to improve creek water quality in Southwest Coquitlam,…
The Fraser Valley Regional District has received $500,000 in funding from the Provincial Government to offer support and leadership at the Hatzic Lake flood-mitigation planning…
Comox, B.C. – The Honourable Harjit Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, and Scott Pearce,…
Newmarket – From turning on your tap to flushing your toilet, York Region is connected through kilometres of hidden pipes bringing water to and removing…
The City of Hamilton in Ontario was the second city in Canada to establish a municipal water system, making it one of the oldest and…
Newmarket – The Regional Municipality of York scored 100% meeting provincial drinking water quality standards and inspections in the Ontario Chief Drinking Water Inspector’s Annual Report. “York Region’s…
People and communities along the Fraser River will be better protected from flooding with dike improvements, and enhanced flood-mitigation and watershed-restoration projects. “We know people living in the…
A significant multi-government agreement to make Sumas Prairie more resilient to flooding was signed on Friday, April 28, 2023, by the Province, Semá:th, Matsqui and…
Calgary researchers behind the hugely successful COVID-19 wastewater monitoring program and online COVID tracker are convinced of the potential of wastewater as a public health tool, and…
The District of Squamish has received federal funding in the amount of $400,000 from the Strategic Priorities Fund stream of the Canada Community-Building Fund to…
To restore and protect vulnerable freshwater systems in North America, start by interweaving Indigenous and Western values, worldviews and knowledge systems. So says a comprehensive report by…
Researchers have developed a new mining technique which uses microbes to recover metals and store carbon in the waste produced by mining. Adopting this technique…
Kelowna, B.C. – The B.C. government’s announcement of a Watershed Security Strategy and Fund (WSSF) is being applauded by the Okanagan Basin Water Board, but the…
SHARC Energy, a pioneer in wastewater energy transfer (“WET”) and Subterra Capital Partners Inc. a leading full-service geothermal drilling provider announced last week that they have joined forces to…
Cowansville in Quebec, located just over 30 kilometres north of the United States border, isn’t lacking for charm. The rural town of 15,000 residents pays…
St. Bride’s, NL – Ken MacDonald, Member of Parliament for Avalon, the Honourable Elvis Loveless, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Member of the…
The need to limit flood risk in Canada is urgent, with approximately 1.5 million homes, representing 10 per cent of the Canadian residential housing market,…
Surrey, B.C. – FortisBC Energy Inc. (FortisBC) is adding more Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)[1] to its system by teaming with Dicklands Farms in Chilliwack, British Columbia…
At the April 20 Council meeting, Lethbridge County Council passed first reading of a Borrowing Bylaw to assist in funding water pipeline infrastructure between the…
Nelson, B.C. – The City of Nelson has been awarded a $395,000 grant from the Union of British Columbia Municipalities Strategic Priorities Fund through the Government…
As part of a pilot program, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is opening an ocean plastics depot at the Sechelt Landfill on Friday, April…
Mahone Bay, NS – The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, the Honourable John Lohr,…
People living in communities on the front lines of extreme flooding will soon have access to new tools to better prepare for floods. The Ministry…
Environment and Climate Minister Kevin Klein has announced a new provincial-municipal task force that will work collaboratively to advance wastewater infrastructure projects that will improve…